Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 5 months agoAsk a stupid question...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1800arrow-down115
arrow-up1785arrow-down1imageAsk a stupid question...lemmy.worldFlying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 5 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareBaby Shoggoth [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months agoonline, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031 email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763 The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents. Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
minus-squarefknlinkfedilink2•5 months agoThings many people discovered again in this comment: Fuck, I’m old.
online, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031
email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763
The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents.
Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
Things many people discovered again in this comment:
Fuck, I’m old.